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Humidity and temperature sensors and underground soil tensiometers are strategically located throughout Reiter Berry Farms, in Watsonville, CA, on Thursday, August 27, 2015. Data from this and other sensors will be transmitted to a comunication repeater on the hill in the distance, where it will go to a cloud-based irrigation management system. The farms are working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to improve on the 30% water savings they already achieve with precision micro subsurface irrigation. The use of a Wireless Irrigation Monitoring Network (WIN) to collects data from wireless solar powered soil tensiometers, and weather field stations positioned throughout farms in three counties enable them to track soil, temperature, and humidity conditions with a cloud-based irrigation management system, to better manage watering and soil conservation efforts in more than 700 acres. They actively share their data, methods, and experiences with other producers. Better management by producers using a currently dwindling supply and quality of ground water (wells) in this county will help recharge the aquifer and prevent the migration of nearby Pacific Ocean salt water into the ground water they use. This is one of the ways growers are extending the water supply. Reiter Affiliated Companies (RAC) has been involved with family farming since 1868; is a leading fresh, multi-berry producer in the world; and a leading supplier of fresh strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries in North America. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.Reiter Berry Farms, in Watsonville, CA, on Thursday, August 27, 2015, are working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to improve on the 30% water savings they already achieve with precision micro subsurface irrigation. The use of a Wireless Irrigation Monitoring Network (WIN) to collects data from wireless solar powered soil tensiometers, and weather field stations positioned throughout farms in three counties enable them to track soil, temperature, and humidity conditions with a cloud-based irrigation management system, to better manage watering and soil conservation efforts in more than 700 acres. They actively share their data, methods, and experiences with other producers. Better management by producers using a currently dwindling supply and quality of ground water (wells) in this county will help recharge the aquifer and prevent the migration of nearby Pacific Ocean salt water into the ground water they use. This is one of the ways growers are extending the water supply. Reiter Affiliated Companies (RAC) has been involved with family farming since 1868; is a leading fresh, multi-berry producer in the world; and a leading supplier of fresh strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries in North America. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
Reiter Berry Farms, in Watsonville, CA, on Thursday, August 27, 2015, are working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to improve on the 30% water savings they already achieve with precision micro subsurface irrigation. The use of a Wireless Irrigation Monitoring Network (WIN) to collects data from wireless solar powered soil tensiometers, and weather field stations positioned throughout farms in three counties enable them to track soil, temperature, and humidity conditions with a cloud-based irrigation management system, to better manage watering and soil conservation efforts in more than 700 acres. They actively share their data, methods, and experiences with other producers. Better management by producers using a currently dwindling supply and quality of ground water (wells) in this county will help recharge the aquifer and prevent the migration of nearby Pacific Ocean salt water into the ground water they use. This is one of the ways growers are extending the water supply. Reiter Affiliated Companies (RAC) has been involved with family farming since 1868; is a leading fresh, multi-berry producer in the world; and a leading supplier of fresh strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries in North America. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
Color-coded flags mark strategic locations where soil tensiometers are buried at Reiter Berry Farms, in Watsonville, CA, on Thursday, August 27, 2015. Data from this sensor and other sensors will be trnsmitted to a comunication repeater on the hill in the distance, where it will go to a cloud-based irrigation management system. The farms are working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to improve on the 30% water savings they already achieve with precision micro subsurface irrigation. The use of a Wireless Irrigation Monitoring Network (WIN) to collects data from wireless solar powered soil tensiometers, and weather field stations positioned throughout farms in three counties enable them to track soil, temperature, and humidity conditions with a cloud-based irrigation management system, to better manage watering and soil conservation efforts in more than 700 acres. They actively share their data, methods, and experiences with other producers. Better management by producers using a currently dwindling supply and quality of ground water (wells) in this county will help recharge the aquifer and prevent the migration of nearby Pacific Ocean salt water into the ground water they use. This is one of the ways growers are extending the water supply. Reiter Affiliated Companies (RAC) has been involved with family farming since 1868; is a leading fresh, multi-berry producer in the world; and a leading supplier of fresh strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries in North America. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
Micro irrigation flexiable plastic hoses (poly tape) with water emitters, run into and are buried in rows of strawberries at Reiter Berry Farms, in Watsonville, CA, on Thursday, August 27, 2015, are working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to improve on the 30% water savings they already achieve with precision micro subsurface irrigation. The use of a Wireless Irrigation Monitoring Network (WIN) to collects data from wireless solar powered soil tensiometers, and weather field stations positioned throughout farms in three counties enable them to track soil, temperature, and humidity conditions with a cloud-based irrigation management system, to better manage watering and soil conservation efforts in more than 700 acres. They actively share their data, methods, and experiences with other producers. Better management by producers using a currently dwindling supply and quality of ground water (wells) in this county will help recharge the aquifer and prevent the migration of nearby Pacific Ocean salt water into the ground water they use. This is one of the ways growers are extending the water supply. Reiter Affiliated Companies (RAC) has been involved with family farming since 1868; is a leading fresh, multi-berry producer in the world; and a leading supplier of fresh strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries in North America. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
Micro irrigation flexiable plastic hoses (poly tape) with water emitters, tap directly into large flexible distribution hoses at Reiter Berry Farms, in Watsonville, CA, on Thursday, August 27, 2015. They are working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to improve on the 30% water savings they already achieve with precision micro subsurface irrigation. The use of a Wireless Irrigation Monitoring Network (WIN) to collects data from wireless solar powered soil tensiometers, and weather field stations positioned throughout farms in three counties enable them to track soil, temperature, and humidity conditions with a cloud-based irrigation management system, to better manage watering and soil conservation efforts in more than 700 acres. They actively share their data, methods, and experiences with other producers. Better management by producers using a currently dwindling supply and quality of ground water (wells) in this county will help recharge the aquifer and prevent the migration of nearby Pacific Ocean salt water into the ground water they use. This is one of the ways growers are extending the water supply. Reiter Affiliated Companies (RAC) has been involved with family farming since 1868; is a leading fresh, multi-berry producer in the world; and a leading supplier of fresh strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries in North America. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
66 (s)miles.. Out on Navi today..
Picture here on Snake Pass..
Overcast at first and then heavy rain and mist going over Woodhead Pass and back over Snake Pass..
The rain eased off for my cappuccino break at Bamford petrol station and then on the way back home via Froggatt saw an amazing glimpse of the sun as it went down through a crack in the cloudbase!
Reiter Berry Farms, in Watsonville, CA, on Thursday, August 27, 2015, are working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to improve on the 30% water savings they already achieve with precision micro subsurface irrigation. The use of a Wireless Irrigation Monitoring Network (WIN) to collects data from wireless solar powered soil tensiometers, and weather field stations positioned throughout farms in three counties enable them to track soil, temperature, and humidity conditions with a cloud-based irrigation management system, to better manage watering and soil conservation efforts in more than 700 acres. They actively share their data, methods, and experiences with other producers. Better management by producers using a currently dwindling supply and quality of ground water (wells) in this county will help recharge the aquifer and prevent the migration of nearby Pacific Ocean salt water into the ground water they use. This is one of the ways growers are extending the water supply. Reiter Affiliated Companies (RAC) has been involved with family farming since 1868; is a leading fresh, multi-berry producer in the world; and a leading supplier of fresh strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries in North America. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
Solar powered weather monitoring field station that measures temperature and relative humidity at Reiter Berry Farms, in Watsonville, CA, on Thursday, August 27, 2015, they are working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to improve on the 30% water savings they already achieve with precision micro subsurface irrigation. The use of a Wireless Irrigation Monitoring Network (WIN) to collects data from wireless soil tensiometers positioned throughout farms in three counties will enable them to track soil conditions and better manage the watering and soil conservation efforts in more than 700 acres. They actively share their data and methods with other producers. Better management by producers using a dwindling supply and quality of ground water (wells) in this county will help recharge the aquifer and prevent the migration of nearby Pacific Ocean salt water into the ground water they use. This is one of the ways growers are extending the water supply. Other methods include use of treated water and blending of treated water with salty ground water to bring it to useable levels. Reiter Affiliated Companies (RAC) has been involved with family farming since 1868; is a leading fresh, multi-berry producer in the world; and a leading supplier of fresh strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries in North America. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
Solar powered weather monitoring field station that measures temperature and relative humidity at Reiter Berry Farms, in Watsonville, CA, on Thursday, August 27, 2015, they are working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to improve on the 30% water savings they already achieve with precision micro subsurface irrigation. The use of a Wireless Irrigation Monitoring Network (WIN) to collects data from wireless soil tensiometers positioned throughout farms in three counties will enable them to track soil conditions and better manage the watering and soil conservation efforts in more than 700 acres. They actively share their data and methods with other producers. Better management by producers using a dwindling supply and quality of ground water (wells) in this county will help recharge the aquifer and prevent the migration of nearby Pacific Ocean salt water into the ground water they use. This is one of the ways growers are extending the water supply. Other methods include use of treated water and blending of treated water with salty ground water to bring it to useable levels. Reiter Affiliated Companies (RAC) has been involved with family farming since 1868; is a leading fresh, multi-berry producer in the world; and a leading supplier of fresh strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries in North America. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
Solar powered weather monitoring field station that measures temperature and relative humidity at Reiter Berry Farms, in Watsonville, CA, on Thursday, August 27, 2015, they are working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to improve on the 30% water savings they already achieve with precision micro subsurface irrigation. The use of a Wireless Irrigation Monitoring Network (WIN) to collects data from wireless soil tensiometers positioned throughout farms in three counties will enable them to track soil conditions and better manage the watering and soil conservation efforts in more than 700 acres. They actively share their data and methods with other producers. Better management by producers using a dwindling supply and quality of ground water (wells) in this county will help recharge the aquifer and prevent the migration of nearby Pacific Ocean salt water into the ground water they use. This is one of the ways growers are extending the water supply. Other methods include use of treated water and blending of treated water with salty ground water to bring it to useable levels. Reiter Affiliated Companies (RAC) has been involved with family farming since 1868; is a leading fresh, multi-berry producer in the world; and a leading supplier of fresh strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries in North America. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
A shame it doesn't have it's 'Famous Norwegian' tail motif yet. I managed to get this shot while it was doing brake tests. It's first flight was cancelled due to heavy rain and the very low cloudbase.
The 'Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian Explorer' tail logo was applied at Dublin, Ireland after delivery
Leased from ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation (now part of AerCap), this aircraft was originally allocated the registration LN-BKB with Norwegian Air Shuttle, however it was transferred to Norwegian Air International on delivery as EI-LNB in Aug-13. The aircraft was returned to Norwegian Air Shuttle as LN-LNB in May-15. Current (Dec-17).
Solar powered weather monitoring field station that measures temperature and relative humidity at Reiter Berry Farms, in Watsonville, CA, on Thursday, August 27, 2015, they are working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to improve on the 30% water savings they already achieve with precision micro subsurface irrigation. The use of a Wireless Irrigation Monitoring Network (WIN) to collects data from wireless soil tensiometers positioned throughout farms in three counties will enable them to track soil conditions and better manage the watering and soil conservation efforts in more than 700 acres. They actively share their data and methods with other producers. Better management by producers using a dwindling supply and quality of ground water (wells) in this county will help recharge the aquifer and prevent the migration of nearby Pacific Ocean salt water into the ground water they use. This is one of the ways growers are extending the water supply. Other methods include use of treated water and blending of treated water with salty ground water to bring it to useable levels. Reiter Affiliated Companies (RAC) has been involved with family farming since 1868; is a leading fresh, multi-berry producer in the world; and a leading supplier of fresh strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries in North America. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
Boeing CV-22B Osprey c/n D1037. Credits to Andy from Weston Aviation for this video. Very windy day 25-30kts and cloudbase of 300ft
Reiter Berry Farms, in Watsonville, CA, on Thursday, August 27, 2015, are working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to improve on the 30% water savings they already achieve with precision micro subsurface irrigation. The use of a Wireless Irrigation Monitoring Network (WIN) to collects data from wireless solar powered soil tensiometers, and weather field stations positioned throughout farms in three counties enable them to track soil, temperature, and humidity conditions with a cloud-based irrigation management system, to better manage watering and soil conservation efforts in more than 700 acres. They actively share their data, methods, and experiences with other producers. Better management by producers using a currently dwindling supply and quality of ground water (wells) in this county will help recharge the aquifer and prevent the migration of nearby Pacific Ocean salt water into the ground water they use. This is one of the ways growers are extending the water supply. Reiter Affiliated Companies (RAC) has been involved with family farming since 1868; is a leading fresh, multi-berry producer in the world; and a leading supplier of fresh strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries in North America. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
Solar powered weather monitoring field station that measures temperature and relative humidity at Reiter Berry Farms, in Watsonville, CA, on Thursday, August 27, 2015, they are working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to improve on the 30% water savings they already achieve with precision micro subsurface irrigation. The use of a Wireless Irrigation Monitoring Network (WIN) to collects data from wireless soil tensiometers positioned throughout farms in three counties will enable them to track soil conditions and better manage the watering and soil conservation efforts in more than 700 acres. They actively share their data and methods with other producers. Better management by producers using a dwindling supply and quality of ground water (wells) in this county will help recharge the aquifer and prevent the migration of nearby Pacific Ocean salt water into the ground water they use. This is one of the ways growers are extending the water supply. Other methods include use of treated water and blending of treated water with salty ground water to bring it to useable levels. Reiter Affiliated Companies (RAC) has been involved with family farming since 1868; is a leading fresh, multi-berry producer in the world; and a leading supplier of fresh strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries in North America. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
Solar powered weather monitoring field station that measures temperature and relative humidity at Reiter Berry Farms, in Watsonville, CA, on Thursday, August 27, 2015, they are working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to improve on the 30% water savings they already achieve with precision micro subsurface irrigation. The use of a Wireless Irrigation Monitoring Network (WIN) to collects data from wireless soil tensiometers positioned throughout farms in three counties will enable them to track soil conditions and better manage the watering and soil conservation efforts in more than 700 acres. They actively share their data and methods with other producers. Better management by producers using a dwindling supply and quality of ground water (wells) in this county will help recharge the aquifer and prevent the migration of nearby Pacific Ocean salt water into the ground water they use. This is one of the ways growers are extending the water supply. Other methods include use of treated water and blending of treated water with salty ground water to bring it to useable levels. Reiter Affiliated Companies (RAC) has been involved with family farming since 1868; is a leading fresh, multi-berry producer in the world; and a leading supplier of fresh strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries in North America. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
Solar powered weather monitoring field station that measures temperature and relative humidity at Reiter Berry Farms, in Watsonville, CA, on Thursday, August 27, 2015, they are working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to improve on the 30% water savings they already achieve with precision micro subsurface irrigation. The use of a Wireless Irrigation Monitoring Network (WIN) to collects data from wireless soil tensiometers positioned throughout farms in three counties will enable them to track soil conditions and better manage the watering and soil conservation efforts in more than 700 acres. They actively share their data and methods with other producers. Better management by producers using a dwindling supply and quality of ground water (wells) in this county will help recharge the aquifer and prevent the migration of nearby Pacific Ocean salt water into the ground water they use. This is one of the ways growers are extending the water supply. Other methods include use of treated water and blending of treated water with salty ground water to bring it to useable levels. Reiter Affiliated Companies (RAC) has been involved with family farming since 1868; is a leading fresh, multi-berry producer in the world; and a leading supplier of fresh strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries in North America. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
The Postcard
A postcard that was published by Valentine of Dublin. It was posted on Wednesday the 18th. August 1926 to:
Master E. McCullough,
Fedney,
Banbridge,
County Down.
The message on the divided back was as follows:
"Not getting my
holidays until 1st.
September.
Is Miss Clinton
better?
Are you on holiday?
Irma".
Valentine’s Co. Ltd. (Valentine & Sons)
Valentine & Sons were a major postcard publisher of Dundee and London. The Valentine Company, a lithographic printing firm, was founded in 1825 in Dundee, Scotland by John Valentine.
His son James became an early pioneer of photography, and by the 1860’s his work was being reproduced by the Valentine Company as prints and stereo-views.
After James’ death in 1879, his two sons, George Dobson and William Dobson took over the Company, but in 1884 George moved to New Zealand where he became a landscape photographer.
In 1880 Valentine began producing Christmas cards, and by 1896 they began printing postcards. Up until 1882 they had only published views of Scotland, but they began expanding into other tourist markets.
Other offices opened in Jamaica, Madeira, Norway, Tangier, Canada, and New York. They produced a great range of view-cards that were mostly printed in Scotland in tinted halftone lithography or issued as real photo cards.
In addition they produced a vast array of other products that held photographic images. All interests outside of Great Britain were sold in 1923. By 1929 they had given up their photo portraiture work to concentrate solely on postcard production.
However they did not anticipate the public’s growing demand for colour cards, and by the 1950’s their business was suffering. In response they put most of their efforts into greetings cards.
They were purchased by John Waddington & Co. in 1963, which passed on to Hallmark Cards in 1980. Dundee operations closed in 1994.
The Colleen Bawn
The Colleen Bawn, or The Brides of Garryowen, is a melodramatic play written by Irish playwright Dion Boucicault. It was first performed at Laura Keene's Theatre, New York, on the 27th. March 1860, with Laura Keene playing Anne Chute and Boucicault playing Myles na Coppaleen.
It was most recently performed in Dublin at the Project Arts Centre in July and August 2010, and in Belfast by the Bruiser Theatre Company at the Lyric Theatre in April 2018. Several film versions have also been made.
Origins of The Colleen Bawn
While in America, Dion Boucicault explored the turmoil that was boiling up in the new nation and wrote about it. As a result of this, in 1859 he wrote, produced, and acted in a very famous anti-slavery play called “The Octoroon.”
He and his wife played the leads and, after the first week of runs, only earned about 1500 dollars between the two of them. Dion thought this was a bit unfair since he had done the majority of the work for the production, and asked for a larger cut for both him and his wife. Consequently, they both found themselves cut from the show entirely and jobless.
One evening, not long after the “Octoroon” incident, in the spring of 1860, Dion was walking home when he felt the sudden urge to venture into a bookstore he had passed a hundred times before. He came out moments later with a Gerald Griffin novel, “The Collegians” which was written in 1829.
He was so excited that the first thing he did when he got home was to write Laura Keene a letter stating that he was writing a play based on “The Collegians,” and that he would have the first act to her by the end of the weekend.
Dion told her that they should start the rehearsal/build process immediately and he would finish the play as they rehearsed. Thus, Dion took his playwriting back to his Irish roots and “The Colleen Bawn” came to life and opened at the Laura Keene Theatre in March 1860.
The novel was based on the true story of Ellen Scanlan (née Hanley), a fifteen-year-old girl who was murdered on the 14th. July 1819. She had recently married John Scanlan, but when he saw that she would not be accepted into his family, he persuaded his servant, Stephen Sullivan, to kill her.
Sullivan took her out on the River Shannon near Kilrush, County Clare where he killed her with a musket, stripped her and dumped her body in the river, tied to a stone. Her body was washed ashore six weeks later at Moneypoint.
Both men had fled but Scanlan was found first and arrested for murder. He was found guilty and hanged at Gallows Green, the place of execution on the Clare side of the Shannon. Sullivan was apprehended shortly afterwards, confessed and was also hanged.
Characters in The Colleen Bawn
The main character were:
-- Hardress Cregan - Irish landowner fallen on hard times.
-- Myles na Coppaleen - poacher and moonshine brewer.
-- Danny Mann - a hunchback and very loyal servant to Hardress.
-- Father Tom - an alcoholic Roman Catholic priest.
-- Kyrle Daly - a servant of the Cregans, in love with Anne.
-- Mr Corrigan - villainous local magistrate who aims to seize the Cregan estate.
-- Eily O'Connor, the "Colleen Bawn" (from the Irish cailín bán, "fair girl") - a common girl, Hardress's secret wife.
-- Anne Chute, the "Colleen Ruaidh" (from the Irish cailín rua, "red-haired girl") - wealthy heiress.
-- Mrs Cregan - Mother of Hardress.
The Plot of The Colleen Bawn
The Colleen Bawn captivated audiences with its interwoven character plots and overall story. The play begins with Hardress Cregan planning his trip across the lake to see his wife, Eily O’Connor, with his noble follower Danny Mann.
It is only known to the two of them and the two care takers of Eily that the pair are married. During this conversation Hardress’s dear friend, Kyrle Daly, and mother, Mrs. Cregan, enter. Mrs. Cregan immediately explains to Kyrle that Hardress is to marry their cousin Anne Chute, trying to convince him that his love for Anne is futile and that he should move on.
After this exchange, the mortgage holder of the Cregan land, Mr. Corrigan, enters and converses with Mrs Cregan about her payment options. In order to save their estate, she is given an ultimatum: either have her son marry Anne, whom he obviously does not love, or marry Mr. Corrigan.
The play then switches focus to the love that is burgeoning between Anne and Kyrle despite Mrs. Cregan’s warnings. After Kyrle exits, Danny appears and convinces Anne that Kyrle’s love for her is false and that he is, in fact, wed to another woman, posing Hardress’s reality as Kyrle's.
This convinces her to go around the lake and try to catch Kyrle in the act of rowing across to this supposed 'other woman' - in reality, it is really Hardress that she sees, who is going across the lake to see his wife.
The play then switches back to Hardress as he enters the house in which he has placed Eily, well away from anyone who would notice his regular comings and goings.
Hardress is angered upon entering the home by Eily’s peasant ways and speech, then infuriated further when he finds out that a man, Myles-Na-Coppaleen, who has loved Eily for as long as he can remember, is visiting her along with her other two caretakers.
Hardress then leaves in a fit of rage, leaving Eily to mourn and wonder if she will ever see him again. As Eily is doing so, Anne arrives and witnesses this episode, and talks to Eily about what she believes is the work of Kyrle. She leaves none the wiser, giving up on Kyrle, convinced that the best thing for her is to marry Hardress.
The action then switches back to Hardress, who is boating back home with Danny. Danny, who is willing to do anything for Hardress, offers to kill Eily to rid Hardress of his plight, so that he may marry Anne and use her family money to keep his estate.
He tells Hardress to give him one of his gloves if he wishes Danny to commit the act. Hardress sternly refuses, still loving Eily and knowing that it would be an unspeakable crime if committed.
After arriving home, Hardress immediately retires to his room, leaving Danny and Mrs. Cregan to converse about the offer that Danny had made Hardress. Mrs. Cregan follows after Hardress, finds his gloves, and takes one back to Danny. Danny wrongly believes that Hardress had agreed to give him the glove, and, seeking only to obey his master, takes off in his boat to fetch Eily for slaughter.
Danny arrives at Eily’s home and convinces her that Hardress wants to meet her on a secluded cliff. She obeys, only to find that it is just her and Danny. After a failed attempt to retrieve her marriage licence, Danny pushes her off the cliff. Immediately after, a shot is heard and we see Danny crumple to the earth. Unbeknownst to Danny, Myles leaps into the lake and saves Eily, whom he loves.
The truth then begins to unravel. On hearing of Eily's death, Hardress agrees to marry Anne, but during the wedding Mr. Corrigan, believing Hardress to be behind the murder, brings soldiers to the Cregans' estate demanding that they turn over Hardress.
During this confrontation, Myles and Eily show up just in time and disprove all the charges against Hardress. Eily and Hardress stay together, Anne gives the Cregans the money they need to save their land and runs off with Kyrle, happily in love.
The Crash of the Air Union Blériot 155
So what else happened on the day that Irma posted the card?
Well, the 18th. August 1926 was the date of the crash of an Air Union Blériot 155 crash which was on its way to Croydon Airport. It happened at Hurst, Kent when the aircraft hit a barn and crashed whilst attempting to make a forced landing in bad weather. Two passengers were killed in the accident, and the pilot died a day later.
The aircraft was relatively new, having been flown for only 47 hours prior to the accident. The aircraft's name was Wilbur Wright.
The Accident
On the 18th. August 1926, the aircraft departed Le Bourget Airport, Paris at 12:30 pm local time. On board were the pilot and his mechanic, along with 13 passengers.
At 1:56 pm GMT, a radio report was made that the aircraft was crossing the coast at Berck-Plage. The crossing of the English Channel was made in conditions of poor visibility, with heavy drizzle. Reported weather conditions at Lympne at 1:15 pm GMT were continuous rain and fog, visibility 500 yards (460 m), with a cloudbase of less than 150 feet (46 m).
Visibility had halved in the preceding 20 minutes. It was reported that an engine failed as the aircraft crossed the English coast. At 2:30 pm GMT, the pilot attempted to make a forced landing in a large field at College Farm, Hurst, Aldington, 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Lympne Airport.
The aircraft clipped the roof of a barn and then hit three stacks before crashing to the ground. The farmer and two farmhands were missed by 10 feet (3.0 m). Two of the 13 passengers were killed in the crash. Both crew and the other eleven passengers were injured. The pilot was seriously injured, and died in hospital on the 19th. August.
The farmer and farmhands rescued the injured people from the wrecked aircraft. Two of the passengers were able to extricate themselves from the wreckage, but the other 11 passengers were more seriously injured. They had been thrown forward in the accident, with one woman being forced through the side of the fuselage.
The local doctor attended and assisted in the evacuation of the injured from the scene. Hurdles were improvised as makeshift stretchers, and the injured were taken into the barn until ambulances arrived. They were taken to hospital in Folkestone. Many of the injured suffered multiple fractures.
An inquest into the deaths of the passengers was held at College Farm on the 19th. August. Evidence was given that the aircraft had been inspected before the flight, and a certificate that it was fit to fly had been issued by Bureau Veritas. The aircraft was capable of flying on three engines.
The cause of death of both passengers was rupture to their lungs. A verdict of accidental death was given in both cases.
The inquest into the death of the pilot was held on the 26th. August in Folkestone. Evidence given at the inquest into the deaths of the passengers showed that the pilot was experienced, having started his flying career with the French Army during the Great War. He had been employed by Air Union for three years. A verdict of accidental death was returned.
For a list of accidents and incidents associated with Croydon Airport, please search for the tag 27CRY79
These grainy shots are not the best ever Reds shots, however!! They are a tribute to undoubtedly the best Aerobatic Display Team. The Reds performed at Belfast City on 4 October 2008 in a cloudbase around 1500feet in pouring rain. No one expected a display everyone was once again thrilled at the skill on display.
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Looking down the steep valley from just inside the boundary fence, and just below the cloudbase; it's a pretty view, but you'll have to imagine the additional impact of it suddenly becoming visible after walking deep within the cloud, with visibility drastically limited.
Middle Tongue is on the left, with Knott (429 m) on the right, beyond Sickers Fell and overlooking the confluence of the Rawthey valley and Garsdale; Longstone Fell, on the south side of the latter, is back within the cloud.
Sun Voyager (Sólfari) in the foreground and the blue peace column (peace tower) of Yoko Ono being a memorial to John Lennon.
Quoted from Wikipedia:
"It consists of a tall tower of light, projected from a white stone monument that has the words "Imagine Peace" carved into it in 24 languages. These words, and the name of the tower, are a reference to Lennon's campaign for peace, and his song "Imagine".
The Tower consists of 15 searchlights with prisms that act as mirrors, reflecting the column of light vertically into the sky from a 10-metre wide wishing well.[1] It often reaches cloudbase and indeed can be seen penetrating the cloud cover. On a clear night it appears to reach an altitude of at least 4000 m. The power for the lights is provided by Iceland's unique geo-thermal energy grid.[2] It uses approximately 75 kW of power.
Buried underneath the light tower are over 1 million written wishes that Ono gathered over the years in another project, called Wish Trees. Ono plans to have the tower lit every year from 9 October, Lennon's birthday, through 8 December, the date he was shot. Iceland was selected for the project because of its beauty and its eco-friendly use of geothermal energy.[3] "
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66 (s)miles.. Out on Navi today..
Little collage of today's ride including the route recorded by "Ride with GPS" app.
Overcast at first and then heavy rain and mist going over Woodhead Pass and back over Snake Pass..
The rain eased off for my cappuccino break at Bamford petrol station and then on the way back home via Froggatt saw an amazing glimpse of the sun as it went down through a crack in the cloudbase!
1976 Beachy Head Sussex Hang Gliding Ron Green Wills Wing SST at the top , hiway cloudbase on the left , and wasp falcon 3 and falcon 4
foot launch southern hang gliding club shgc rogallo bhga bhpa
Looking up at cloudbase from about 15,000 feet. Didn't have oxygen, so bailed on the climb to avoid hypoxia. Also pretty cold at 41°F.
Quite a rare visitor I believe, on the approaches to Newcastle Airport via the coast. Not the best weather to try and get photos but this is the best I could do with the cloudbase. Canon EOS R, Sigma 60-600mm Sport.
Flying back home from lake Constance.
First I wanted to fly to the "Zugspitze" but the weather was to bad in the morning. So I flew to Rottweil, landed and had coffe while waiting for higher cloudbase and then flew to the lake Constance. What a great day!
Tandem paragliding at the Sedgeview launch/landing site in Sedgefield with Jan Minnaar of Cloudbase Paragliding (www.cloudbase-paragliding.co.za/)
Hang Glider Wills Wing SST Malcolm Hawksworth was manufacturing the Wiils Wing Swallowtail, and the SST Super Swallow Tail from 14 coombe terrace brighton sussex the swallowtail was £375 and the SST was £465 , The sails were bought in from Wills Wing USA and the airframe was manufactured in England, later Tony Prentice joined Hawsworth skysports Ltd and the company moved to the north of england in December 1976 to a old dye factory in Upper Hulme, Leek, Staffordshire, england. The airframe was manufactured and Wills Wing still supplied the sails.
The gliders were expensive at that time you could buy a Hiway cloudbase or Wasp Falcon 3 for £300
The Wills Wing Glider after the SST was the XC cross country
Diecast. Made by Corgi Circa 2006. From Captain Scarlet the Gerry Anderson SciFi series. This Falcon is from the 'New' Captain Scarlet, released in CGI. IN the new series the Angels had these Falcon Interceptors and Cloudbase had become Skybase and Leiutenant Green was female.